Slow Cooker Chinese Pulled Pork

Ingredients

• 3 to 3 1/2 pounds pork shoulder, cut into very large chunks
• 2 1/2 teaspoons of Chinese 5-spice powder
• 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 3 Tbsp honey
• 2 Tbsp dry sherry or Shaoxing cooking wine
• 2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 12 Hawaiian dinner rolls
• 1 large scallion sliced

Directions

1. Season the pork with 5-spice powder, working the 5 spice powder over every side of the pork pieces, then set the meat aside while you mix the sauce.
2. In a medium bowl, stir the hoisin sauce, soy sauce, honey, sherry, ginger, and garlic until smooth and combined.
3. Set the seasoned pork shoulder chunks in the slow cooker and pour the sauce over the top.
4. Cook until the pork is tender enough to separate easily, using 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. When the cooking time is roughly halfway done, flip the pieces in the slow cooker.
5. Spoon away the extra fat that has collected on top with a ladle or a large metal spoon. Hold onto it for the moment, since a little may be useful.
6. With 2 forks, tear the pork into shreds. If the meat looks a bit dry, mix some of the reserved fat back in.
7. Pile the pork onto sweet Hawaiian dinner buns and finish with sliced green onion or cilantro.